< Proverbs 3 >
1 My son! Do not forget my law, And let your heart keep my commands,
O son my instruction my may not you forget and commandments my let it keep heart your.
2 For [the] length of [your] days and years, Life and peace they add to you.
For length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
3 Do not let kindness and truth forsake you, Bind them on your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart,
Loyalty and faithfulness may not they leave you bind them on necks your write them on [the] tablet of heart your.
4 And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.
And find favor and insight good in [the] eyes of God and humankind.
5 Trust to YHWH with all your heart, And do not lean to your own understanding.
Trust to Yahweh with all heart your and to own understanding your may not you depend.
6 In all your ways know Him, And He makes your paths straight.
In all ways your acknowledge him and he he will make straight paths your.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes, Fear YHWH, and turn aside from evil.
May not you be wise in own eyes your fear Yahweh and turn aside from evil.
8 It is healing to your navel, And moistening to your bones.
Healing may it be to navel your and refreshment to bones your.
9 Honor YHWH from your substance, And from the beginning of all your increase;
Honor Yahweh from wealth your and from [the] first of all produce your.
10 And your barns are filled [with] plenty, And your presses break forth [with] new wine.
So they may be filled storehouses your plenty and new wine wine vats your they will burst open.
11 Discipline of YHWH, my son, do not despise, And do not be distressed with His reproof,
[the] discipline of Yahweh O son my may not you reject and may not you loath rebuke his.
12 For whom YHWH loves He reproves, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
For [the one] whom he loves Yahweh he reproves and like a father a son [whom] he is pleased with.
13 O the blessedness of a man [who] has found wisdom, And of a man [who] brings forth understanding.
How blessed! [is] a person [who] he finds wisdom and a person [who] he obtains understanding.
14 For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold—her increase.
For [is] good profit her more than [the] profit of silver and more than gold gain her.
15 She [is] precious above rubies, And all your pleasures are not comparable to her.
[is] precious She (more than jewels *Q(k)*) and all pleasures your not they compare with her.
16 Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honor.
Length of days [is] in right [hand] her [are] in left [hand] her wealth and honor.
17 Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace.
Ways her [are] ways of kindness and all pathways her [are] well-being.
18 She [is] a tree of life to those laying hold on her, And whoever is retaining her [is] blessed.
[is] a tree of Life she to [those who] take hold on her and [those who] hold fast to her [are] called blessed.
19 YHWH founded the earth by wisdom, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
Yahweh by wisdom he founded [the] earth he established [the] heavens by understanding.
20 By His knowledge depths have been broken, And clouds drop dew.
By knowledge his [the] depths they were split open and clouds they dripped dew.
21 My son! Do not let them turn from your eyes, Keep wisdom and thoughtfulness,
O son my may not they depart from eyes your keep sound wisdom and discretion.
22 And they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck.
So they may be life for self your and grace for neck your.
23 Then you go your way confidently, And your foot does not stumble.
Then you will walk to security way your and foot your not it will strike.
24 If you lie down, you are not afraid, Indeed, you have lain down, And your sleep has been sweet.
If you will lie down not you will fear and you will lie down and it will be pleasing sleep your.
25 Do not be afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it comes.
May not you be afraid from terror suddenly and from [the] devastation of wicked [people] that it will come.
26 For YHWH is at your side, And He has kept your foot from capture.
For Yahweh he will be confidence your and he will keep foot your from capture.
27 Do not withhold good from its owners, When your hand [is] toward God to do [it].
May not you withhold good from owners its when belongs to [the] power of (hand your *Q(K)*) to do [it].
28 Do not say to your friend, “Go, and return, and tomorrow I give,” When substance [is] with you.
May not you say (to neighbor your *Q(K)*) go and come back and tomorrow I will give [it] and there is with you.
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor, And he sitting confidently with you.
May not you devise on neighbor your harm and he [is] dwelling to security with you.
30 Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has not done you evil.
May not (you contend *Q(k)*) with anyone without cause if not he has dealt out to you evil.
31 Do not be envious of a man of violence, Nor fix on any of his ways.
May not you be jealous of a person of violence and may not you choose all ways his.
32 For the perverted [is] an abomination to YHWH, And His secret counsel [is] with the upright.
For [is] [the] abomination of Yahweh a crooked [person] and [is] with upright [people] intimacy his.
33 The curse of YHWH [is] in the house of the wicked. And He blesses the habitation of the righteous.
[the] curse of Yahweh [is] on [the] house of [the] wicked and [the] habitation of righteous [people] he blesses.
34 If He scorns the scorners, Yet He gives grace to the humble.
Though mockers he he mocks (and to humble [people] *Q(K)*) he gives favor.
35 The wise inherit glory, And fools are bearing away shame!
Honor wise [people] they will inherit and fools [is] lifting up shame.